You think that's disgusting? Seriously? What about the disgusting, immoral behavior going on right in the foreground of the picture? Yes, I'm actually talking about the subject of the picture, and his sickening and dangerous disregard for America's honorable military tradition:

You know what's even more disgusting? You. You're avoiding the real problem in this photo, the problem with all of America! That black shirt is not flattering that womans figure at all and it breaks my heart. Too many people don't know the wonders of properly fitted clothing.

It troubles me that reddit posts featuring military personnel always get lots of hateful comments about murica and killin babies, unless the depicted person is gay. It's naive to think this Marine feels any differently about his service than any other service member. It's okay to appreciate any picture within its context, whether it's of a gay Marine homecoming or a kid crying at his father's funeral.

I'd like to comment about people's innate need for identity here, particularly of those who have been discriminated against in the past. I've been told on more than one occasion that I've been unsupportive for not acknowledging that exact difference and have been led to understand that making that acknowledgement validates the struggles of said discrimination.

I don't know, I guess I just wanted to put that out there before sweeping generalizations about prejudice gains momentum.

About 10 years ago seeing this would've made me say some awful shit. Like "this makes me sick" or "look at those fags." Now, I just see two people in love. I'm happy that myself, and the world is changing. I'm no longer offended to see two men kiss, and that's pretty ok.

Still makes me uncomfortable... then again it would if it was a male and female too.

Man I don't like PDA.

Edit: I recognize that in the context of a homecoming PDA is fine. But it's out of context by being put on reddit and while some people only see a loving couple reunited I only see PDA. It's no biggy either way and I'm glad y'all view it so positively.

I had to watch society, and hear reasonable arguments. I had to talk to gay people that I never knew were gay, and see how intolerant I was in the mirror of their faces. Those awkward statements like, "man, i cant believe you're a homo" when I remember saying them, make me feel sick, as if i could've just as well been saying I can't believe you're a jew. I had to remember what an asshole I was, and then realise that what they do doesn't affect me at all, and that to be the better person I had to just stop giving a shit. When I stopped giving a shit, I couldn't remember why I gave a shit in the first place.

I'm in the military. You have absolutely no concept of how earth-shattering it is for gay and lesbian servicemembers to be able to come home and have their loved ones waiting for them at the airport or pier.

You have no idea how fucking heartbreaking it is to watch people you've served with, whom you know to be gay, have to leave with their heads tucked down as they pass through a gauntlet of hugging and kissing and crying families to go meet their loved ones elsewhere (maybe in a car parked on the other side of base, maybe until they get all the way home).

This is beautiful and wonderful and a celebration of what we've accomplished.

I had to do the same, but I'm not gay. My wife and I got divorced during the deployment, so I had no one waiting for me. I walked to my car, and drove to target to get civilian clothes, and then to a bar to spend the night drinking.

Me too. I have nothing but respect for those who've suffered silently for the entirety of their careers.

DOMA has to go, next. The fight isn't over. I want to see my friends be able to marry their longtime partners. I want to see their partners receive benefits and protections just like everybody else's spouses.

Clearly you don't live in the Bible Belt. I can't even be honest with my dad for fear of being put out on the streets, and people throw around the words "fag" and "gay" in completely derogatory contexts because it's "cool" to be a redneck. After all, they've got God backing them up.

I don't know if it's me being a cartoon-centric child-at-heart, but in my head, I'm subconsciously marking the country as accepting all love as love when they start allowing gay couples in childrens' cartoons.EDIT: Looking back on this post, I guess what I really mean is "stop telling our children being gay is wrong"

I am a homosexual, I waited until DADT was overturned to enlist. I am 33 years old, I have a boyfriend of 5 years and I am looking forward to the day I can do this WITHOUT some negative stigma publicly.

As an openly gay man living in the US, I have to contend with religious fascists like Santorum having an actual shot at the Republican nomination, extremist factions that claim homosexuality is the root of all evil, and dirty looks from churchgoers while eating at Cracker Barrel.

There are plenty of republicans who are as disgusted by Santorum as you are. Personally, I think he may be the anti-christ. Someone with that much hate doesn't belong in office anywhere. (I say this as a straight Marine who completely supports gay rights)

something about a dude in an army uniform wrapped around another man and kissing him, in front of everybody else and with a 100 foot flag in the background....is more manly that anything i could do in my life

I'm sorry but reading things like this make me slightly annoyed because you fail to realize that reddit isn't one group of "like-minded thinking individuals." There are 13 year olds growing up and using reddit and they're being exposed to images like this. They're learning that this is love and that there's nothing wrong with it. The news wouldn't show this. Papers won't run this image. Though, thanks to the immense popularity of reddit, thousands of people (many of them developing into the people they will be one day) are seeing this without the filter of religion or the news spin.

Once the baby boomers die out, the world will be a much more accepting place. This is really the first time that homosexuality is shown in a "normal" light in the media. Today's youth doesn't really care if gays get married or not, and that's fucking fantastic!

Those who are saying "You should act more professional in uniform" need to wake up and realize that these men and women are people first, uniformed soldiers second. They have natural human emotions; one of those emotions is love. When you love someone it doesn't matter who you are, what you're wearing, or what your uniform stands for; what matters is seeing the one you love for the first time in months and everything else be damned. Stop acting like a uniform automatically makes someone think and feel a certain way and that all else needs to be hidden because, obviously, none of you understand the joy and emotion you feel when being reunited with someone that you knew, somewhere in the back of your mind, you might never see again.

I disagree. When you're in a military uniform you need to act professional. It's not the same as wearing a civilian uniform. However, for anyone to tell this Marine that he can't act like this after seeing his significant other for months on end would be ridiculous. Situation dictates.

I now know what my ultra conservative, overly religious grandfather is going to bitch about on Facebook and possibly spam the entire family about. Glad this couple got to celebrate his safe home coming.

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